New South Wales 45 class locomotive


The 45 class are a class of diesel-electric locomotives built by AE Goodwin, Auburn for the New South Wales Government Railways between 1962 and 1964.

History

The 45 class were built by Alco's Australian licensee AE Goodwin, and are based on the Alco DL-541 model. They initially entered service on the Main Southern line but later operated on all main lines. One was destroyed in a collision in May 1972.
From June 1984 the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen placed a ban on the class as leading locomotives, meaning they could only be used as second locomotives, although they were able to be used on Sydney metropolitan trip and Liverpool Range banking duties.
Six were fitted with upgraded cabs and modified bogies at Cardiff Workshops in 1989 and reclassified as class 451s and later class 35s, allowing them again to be used as lead locomotives, although they spent most of their time being used as Liverpool Range bankers and Yeerongpilly, Brisbane shunters. Following a poor wheat crop, the Class 45s were placed in store at Junee Locomotive Depot in December 1991. A locomotive shortage saw most return to service from March 1993. They remained in service until replaced by FreightCorp by Class 82s in 1994/95.
Thirty-two were auctioned in December 1994 with most being sold for scrap. One was retained by the State Rail Authority as a designated heritage locomotive while four were transferred to Rail Services Australia before being sold to Great Northern Rail Services in 2000. One remains in service with Greentrains.

Survivors

4501 - Preserved Stored Eveleigh
4502 - Preserved Stored
4503 - scrapped
4504 - Scrapped
4505 ▶ 3505 - Stored
4506 - Scrapped
4507 ▶ 3507 - Scrapped
4508 - Scrapped
4509 - Scrapped
4510 - Scrapped
4511 - Scrapped
4512 - Scrapped
4513 ▶ 3513 - Scrapped
4514 - Scrapped
4515 - Scrapped
4516 - Scrapped
4517 - Scrapped
4518 ▶ 3518 - Scrapped
4519 - Scrapped
4520 - Preserved
4521 - Preserved
4522 - Scrapped
4523 - Scrapped
4524 - Scrapped
4525 - Scrapped
4526 - Scrapped
4527 ▶ 3527 - Scrapped
4528 - Preserved Stored
4529 - Scrapped
4530 - Scrapped
4531 - ???
4532 ▶ 3532 ▶ 4532 Operational
4533 - Scrapped
4534 - Scrapped
4535 - Scrapped
4536 - Scrapped
4537 ▶ 103 - Operational
4538 - Scrapped
4539 - Scrapped
4540 - Scrapped